61265 Fools Gold Glide Polyester Thread - 5,500 yards King Spool
The 61265 Fools Gold Glide Polyester Thread — 5,500 yards King Spool is a warm, burnished bronze-gold longarm quilting thread from Hab+Dash. Fools Gold has an earthy, slightly greenish-gold quality — like pyrite mineral — that gives it a distinctive warmth distinct from bright or military gold. It’s a rich, organic color that works beautifully on quilts with warm bronze, copper, and earth-toned metallic-adjacent fabrics.
Product Details
- Color: 61265 Fools Gold — a warm burnished bronze-gold with earthy, mineral quality
- Weight: 40wt trilobal polyester — industry standard for longarm quilting
- Yardage: 5,500 yards on a king-size spool
- Fiber: 100% trilobal polyester — high sheen, low lint, excellent strength
- Compatibility: All longarm machines and most domestic sewing machines
Frequently Asked Questions
- What makes Fools Gold distinctive from Military Gold and Bright Gold?
- Military Gold is a formal antique gold; Bright Gold is vivid and modern. Fools Gold has a unique warm bronze-gold quality — it reads as earthier and more organic than either, with a slightly green-gold undertone that evokes mineral pyrite. It’s the most “natural” gold in the Glide line.
- What quilts does Fools Gold complement?
- Fools Gold works beautifully on quilts with bronze, copper, and warm metallic-adjacent fabric tones, Southwestern and desert designs with earthy golden colors, batik fabrics with warm gold tones, and fall harvest quilts where an earthy rather than bright gold provides the right warmth.
- Can Fools Gold be used for wholecloth quilting on bronze or copper fabric?
- Yes — Fools Gold on bronze or warm copper-toned wholecloth creates a rich, organic tonal effect. The Glide sheen adds mineral-like luminosity to the design.
- What bobbin pairs best with Fools Gold?
- A warm gold or tan Magna-Glide bobbin provides a close match. The 27407 Military Gold bobbin is also a reasonable tonal companion on neutral and warm-toned backings.
- Is this a production or specialty color?
- It can serve as either. Studios quilting a lot of Southwestern, batik, or earth-tone quilts may keep Fools Gold as a regular production color; for more varied production quilting, it’s a specialty thread for specific fabric palettes.
